Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Toxicosis Basic Information Definition • Adverse effects of the nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are caused by cyclooxygenase (COX) inhibition in tissues where prostaglandins are beneficial and protective….
Ocular Surgery Standing Basic Information Synonym(s) Ocular surgery without general anesthesia in the horse Overview and Goal(s) • There are many advantages to performing standing surgical procedures and avoiding general…
Hepatic Lipidosis and Hyperlipemia Basic Information Definition • Hepatic lipidosis is a result of excess triglyceride deposition in the liver. The liver plays a critical role in lipid metabolism and…
Piroplasmosis Basic Information Definition Tickborne hemoprotozoan disease of horses, mules, and donkeys caused by Babesia equi and Babesia caballi; characterized by signs of acute hemolytic anemia commonly followed by an…
Periodontics Basic Information Synonym(s) Periodontal disease, periodontal pockets, diastema with periodontium attachment loss, periodontal ligament attachment loss, periodontitis Overview and Goal • Periodontium is composed of the gingiva, periodontal ligament,…
Echocardiography Basic Information Synonym(s) • Echo • Cardiac ultrasound • Transthoracic echocardiography Overview and Goal Echocardiography has tremendously increased the equine clinician’s ability to recognize and diagnose cardiac diseases. The…
Wound Dressing Particulate Dextranomers Basic Information Procedure • Particulate dextranomers Beads (eg, Debrisan, Johnson & Johnson Products Inc, New Brunswick, NJ), flakes (eg, Avalon, Summit Hill Laboratories, Avalon, NJ), and…
Rhodococcus Enterocolitis Basic Information Definition Diarrhea caused by gastrointestinal (GI) infection with Rhodococcus equi Epidemiology Species, Age, Sex Foals from 1 to 9 months of age Clinical Presentation History, Chief…
Salmonellosis Basic Information Definition Colitis or diarrhea caused by Salmonella spp. infection Epidemiology Risk Factors • Increased horse density, such as equine referral hospitals or large breeding farms • Treatment…
Sporotrichosis Basic Information Definition Chronic, slowly invasive subcutaneous mycosis caused by the yeast form Sporothrix schenckii. The disease generally manifests as cutaneolymphatic pyogranulomatous inflammation. Epidemiology Risk Factors • Wound contaminated…
